Begging and poor in "The Taming of the Shrew," 1590-91
I am still exploring occurrences of "beg" and "poor" in other Shakespeare plays, in light of references in Hamlet to the prince as begging or poor, and of the Lazarus allusion in that play. The Taming of the Shrew contains only four occurrences of "beg," many disparaging, and 9 instances of "poor," some quite interesting. [LEFT: "A pleasant conceited historie, called The taming of a shrew." By anon., printed 1594, which may have been a source for Shakespeare, or an early draft. Image via Folger.edu , which Folger obtained via Huntington Library, and which allows not-for-profit use . MIDDLE: The first page of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew , printed in the First Folio of 1623, via Wikipedia , from Folger. Fair use. RIGHT: The title page from the first quarto, printed in 1631 Quarto of A wittie and pleasant comedie called The Taming of the Shrew , via Wikipedia.org , from Folger Shakespeare Library. Fair use.] Pet...